Legal Controversy Erupts Over TV
Ads Linking Obama to '60s Radical

Television advertisements that link Barack Obama to a 1960s radical have sparked a legal controversy that is unlikely to be resolved until after the general election in November.

The group sponsoring the ads, the American Issues Project, is relying on a legal exemption that allows nonprofits to accept large contributions to spend on political advertising so long as the groups don't have the "major purpose" of influencing elections. The group is funded by Harold Simmons, the Texas billionaire who was also a primary...